[Hardware]This is the best way to have A LOT of storage on your PC

[Dean Ambrose™]

If you are a person who needs to increase the capacity of your computer, either because you bought it cheaply or simply because you have a type of files that take up a lot and need to be stored somewhere, this product is yours.

It would be a DAS, an external device with which you can increase the space of your PC without needing a larger box or having to open the computer to connect new disks. Everything will be done externally, much more convenient, economical and which will allow you to move that storage between different computers without having to do anything else.

What is a DAS?
The meaning of its acronym is Direct Attached Storage, and as we have said and you can deduce, it is clearly that, direct storage to your computer, without the need for much else. Unlike a NAS, which can be confused with, these DAS do not have a server connected to the network, so they will not be accessible from anywhere, only connected to the equipment we want directly.

Explained in a simple way, it is like connecting a pendrive or hard drive to your PC. You will be able to have all the files that they store on your computer, but through them. The difference is that DAS come more prepared and allow us to attach more than one disk, thus expanding or exchanging its information and being able to have an almost unlimited capacity.

DAS examples?
There are many different models and brands, although they all work in a similar way. It will depend on the speed we are looking for, as well as the number of bays we need.

Among them we can find this one from TerraMaster, with which we will have 4 available spaces for disks (both 3.5″ SATA hard drives and 2.5″ SSD units), as well as a speed of up to 5 Gbps thanks to its type C USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface This allows us to have a maximum capacity of 72 TB (18 x 4), that is, truly crazy.

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However, it is not the only option, as we said it will depend on your needs. For example, we have this other one from Sabrent, with 5 bays and the possibility of turning each one on or off individually. In addition, its speed increases to 10 Gbps, and its maximum capacity up to 110 TB (22 x 5), so we would be talking about a DAS of much higher quality than the previous one.

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It must be said that obviously these products do not come with discs, and that we will have to attach them or purchase them on our own, although we can always reuse the ones we have at home, even an old Play or Xbox have units that serve us without any problem, for example. which will be a matter of completing the DAS as we wish or need.

You can have your own Netflix-style library or simply as a backup copy of all the important files on your computers. Of course, as we said, unlike a NAS, you will not be able to access them remotely, but rather via cable to your computer. Although you can use it on both MacOS and Windows or Linux, so you have the option of using a single DAS for all your computers.

 

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